Boys' name · since 1951
Christpher
Christpher has 1,304 recorded births since 1951 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1986 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,343 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,304
- born since 1951
- 1980s
- peak decade
1,304 boys have been named Christpher since 1951, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Christpher has 1,304 recorded births among boys since 1951, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 2009.
- #4,343 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,304 born since 1951
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Christpher ranks #4,343 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,304 born since 1951, peaking in the 1980s.
- #4,343 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,304
- born since 1951
- 1980s
- peak decade
Christpher's 1,304 recorded births place it above 90.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Christpher's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Christpher splits its recorded history at 1981: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1955 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1986 peak of 71 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Christpher popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2009
- Peak year (1986)
- 71
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Christpher by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (556 births, 43% of the file).
1980s was Christpher's strongest decade.
556 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Christpher births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 28
1950s
28 births
- 1960s 139
1960s
139 births
- 1970s
1970s
364 births
- 1980s
1980s
556 births
- 1990s 157
1990s
157 births
- 2000s 60
2000s
60 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 556 births (43% of all-time use).
How Christpher compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Christpher's total volume
Christpher by state
Where Christpher concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 99 | 7.6% |
| #2 | California | | 43 | 3.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 21 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 19 | 1.5% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 7 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.4% |
99 of 1,304 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Christpher appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Christpher's data
- Christpher's decade-level peak was the 1980s (556 total births); usage has since declined to 60 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Christphers (99 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Christpher: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~58 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1951–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Christpher draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.